52.7 %
Smarter than 52.7% of people
Average
Average range, where about half of people score · Rarer than 1 in 2
🏛️ Mensa cutoff 130 — 29 points away
🌍 In the United States (national average ≈ 98, an estimate from test samples), an IQ of 101 is in the top 42.1%.
❓ FAQ
Is an IQ of 101 a good score?
An IQ of 101 falls in the "Average" range and is higher than 52.7% of the population.
What percentile is an IQ of 101?
An IQ of 101 sits at the 52.7th percentile — the top 47.3% of the population. Roughly 1 in 2 people score this high.
Can you join Mensa with an IQ of 101?
Mensa requires roughly IQ 130 (top 2% on SD15); 101 is 29 points below the cutoff. Practice and a supervised test may close the gap.
How many people have an IQ of 101 or higher?
Roughly 3,834,730,075 people worldwide — about 47.3% of 8.1 billion.